The Condes Campers

“We are beyond thrilled to be going on this adventure with the @American_Latino Expedition. Our family has learned so much from our travels so far at National Parks, but most importantly, we’ve been able to spend time together as a family outside in nature. We were surprised to learn that even though there is so much Latino history in many of the National Parks, knowledge of this history is little known and visitation to the parks by Latinos are few. We hope to help change that.

We know that other families will love the parks as much as we do and we can’t wait to share the details of our adventure. Our hope is that it will inspire other families to get out and visit their national parks.”

Yvonne Condes is the editor and co-founder of MomsLA.com. She writes about living in Los Angeles, education, exercise, being Latina and cooking gluten-free. A former newspaper reporter, she also writes for Babble and LatinaMom.me. Her work has also appeared on Yahoo!, Time.com, CBSLosAngeles.com and other outlets.

When she’s not sitting in front of her computer, she’s spending time with her two wonderful boys – Alec, 9, and Henry, 7 – and her lovely husband Carl. They camp and road trip all over the West and Yvonne takes pictures along the way. She’s an avid runner, completing marathons, half marathons, and a few sprint triathlons. Next to being outside, her favorite place is in the kitchen making gluten-free baked goods

Carl is a consultant in Los Angeles who loves his work and the opportunity to share knowledge with others. He’s a wonderful dad and great husband. Alec loves animals, books, and Legos and Henry’s favorite things are penguins, Skylanders, and Minecraft.

As a family they do a lot of hiking, biking and camping together. They are thrilled to be embarking on this adventure and can’t wait to learn more about our national parks.